Learning Remotely during Covid-19, a teacher's practical response
Some educators, as a response to teaching remotely have turned to providing a multitude of worksheets as an assignment, along with a ten-minute chat on line at the beginning of the day. Is this best practice? Do we walk into our classroom, give them a task, give a brief ten-minute overview and leave the room? We must create a learning climate which resembles, as closely as possible, our regular classrooms.

How international schools are responding to COVID
Schools everywhere have faced the need for rapid change to remote learning during COVID-19. International schools in Asia have also had to deal with the added complication of operating in COVID hot zones.

St. George Foundation doubles amounts available
Emergency payments of up to $5000 for approved charities who are experiencing immediate funding pressure as a result of COVID-19 can also be accessed now by applying through the St.George Foundation website.

Global film festival starts May 29 on Youtube
Here is some great binge watching to be had; Robert De Niro’s Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube will run We Are One: A Global Film Festival, a 10-day digital film festival exclusively on YouTube.

Rich data makes for better maths
Data is one of edtech’s strong suits. After all, micro testing and the ability to personalise learning in real time are developments that aren’t really practicable with traditional teaching methods.

A visionary teacher

Scott Sleap’s STEAM hotbed
There is a troubling contradiction in NSW’s Hunter region; youth unemployment sits at about 30 per cent while jobs at advanced engineering companies go unfilled.

Tuition free online uni

Online Uni booms
Tuition free, access for all University of the People has seen huge growth as online learning becomes the preferred mode during the outbreak.